Playing card dispenser and holder



May 4, 1954 szl-:L

l PLAYING CARD DISPENSER AND HOLDER Filed OCt. 9. 1951 l 5o INVE FIGA Patented May 4, 1954 UNITED STATES in'ibli" 05H65 Louis Szel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, assigner to Noma Lites, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application October 9, 1951, Serial No. 250,444

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in a playing card dispenser and holder for use in such card games as canasta, rummy and the like.

The objects of the invention are to devise a card dispenser and holder for placement on a card table and which will retain a pack of cards in their shuiiied order yet enable the topmost card to be withdrawn; to make a playing card holder and dispenser with which the entire pack of cards is held in order for play and which may be rotated or turned towards individual players for the dispensing oi a card to that player; to facilitate the playing of such card games as canasta; to construct a playing card dispenser and holder outer surface l5 forming into angularly disposed side sections it and il respectively.

A raised partition or wall it, extends across the width of the base, being set back a predetermined distance from the corner posts I3 and lli, this wall extending upwardly from the top surface of. the base, which in this case is perfectly nat. Each end of the wall i8 terminates in a turned portion, directed towards the corner posts i3 and it, these side sections i9 and 2i! of the wall forming corners in alignment with the corners of the corner posts, the height of the corner posts and of the wall i8 and its members i9 and 2i) being approximately the same, and lower than Consisting 0f few and simple parts, easy and in- 15 the top of the Card mounting or p1atform 2 l. expensive to manufacture; and generally to pro- The card mounting and dispensing unit l l convide a dispenser and 4holder for playing cards sists oi the card mounting or platform 2l which that is attractive in appearance and sufcient is an individual member separate from the base for its purpose. l2, being connected thereto and adapted to be In the drawings: rotated or turned thereon. While this card Figure 1 iS a perspective View 0f the dispensing mounting could be of various shapes and forma- Etnd holding BVCB, ShOWng a pack 0f playing tions for the mounting of a pack of playing cards Cards mounted thereon With the t0n Card paltabove the top of the base, the form illustrated ly withdrawn. in an acceptable type of such mounting, which Figure 2 is a plan View of the device showing the card mounting as turned to a position across the base in contrast to the longitudinal position shown in Figure 1, the turning movement being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device as taken on the line 3 3 in Figure 2, but with the rotatable card mounting unit removed.

Figure i is a perspective View of the card holding cover and dispenser.

Figure 5 is a sectional View through the device as taken on the line 5 5 in Figure 2, with the card holder cover removed.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawings, the card dispenser and holder, as indicated by the numeral IIJ, which may be of any suitable material, consists of a card mounting and dispensing unit Il mounted to a base i2, and being rotatable thereon.

The base i2 is in this instance oi a rectangular shape, but of course might be otherwise shaped if desired. One end of the base is provided with a pair of corner posts or members, I3 and i4 re spectiveiy, each projecting upwardly from the top face of the base at a corner thereof. These corner posts are formed rigid with respect to the base i2, each post or member I3 and I4 being of any desired shape, but that illustrated in the drawings is an acceptable type, the posts having an arcuate consists of a somewhat block formation having side Walls 22 and 23, and walls 24 and 25, and a bottom wall or plate 26, the latter being a separate member xedly secured in position, such as by being glued.

The bottom plate 2t of the mounting member 2l is provided with a centrally located circular boss 2'@ extending downwardly therefrom, the boss having a shoulder or collar 27A extending therearound forming a bearing surface for the mounting of the member 2l to the base. The boss has a circular aperture extending upward therein and centrally located.

The mounting member 2l is approximately the size of a playing card, the base l2 being of a Width somewhat greater than the length of the mounting member 2l, enabling that member to be positioned longitudinally of the base, as shown in Figure 1, or laterally, as shown in Figure 2.

The member 2l is located behind the wall or partition I8, adjacent the other end of the base from the corner posts, and is mounted on the base to be turnable thereon. The base l 2 has an aperture or cut out portion 2B through its top surface, the underside of the base around this hole being thickened or formed with a boss-like under the base and up into the aperture in the boss 21, the pin extending through the hole 23 in the base to be movable therein. The card mount-- ing platform or member 2i is mounted on this pin 32, which extends up into the aperture in the boss 2'! to form a tight t therewith, thereby making the mounting member rigid with respect to the pin. As positioned,l the head' of the tapered pin is slightly below the bottom surface of the boss-like section 30, providing a clearance therebetween. The boss 2'! ts down over the pin, to have the shoulder 21A restingon.v the base, this shoulder causing a clearance to be made between the base and the bottom of the mounting member' 2l, this clearance, as indicatedlby the number As illustrated, the base is formed with a recessy in its edge between the corner posts, this recess 3l being in the outer end edge, while a recess is located in each side edge between the corner post and the wall I8, these recesses 38 and-3S respectively together with the recess 31 providing nnger grip portions for the lifting of' the base. well as means of conveniently picking up cards contained in the area between-the corner posts and the wall.

The platformor mounting member 2! acts as a seat upon which a pack of; playing cards,-4ii, is placed.

A card holder or holding cover 4i forms a separate part of the dispensing and holding unit ii, being an individual member detachably ccnnectable to the mounting Aplatform vor member 2|, being used inconjunction with the positioned pack of cards and with the platform. yThe retaining member or holding cover is inthe form of a box-like casing consisting of. the sidewalls 62 and 43, end walls IM and 45 and being bottomless. The top of the oever is made up of aY solid section extending the lengthof the member-along each side edge, these top sections 46 and 4'.' being comparatively narrow and providingan opening 48A extending the full length of the top.

The end walls terminate slightly below the top portions and 4l, forming a space between the top edge of the end wall and the top portions vof the casing. in Figure e, the top edgev ofeach of the end walls is cut out at each end directly beneathi the top sections dand 41, these cut outs es anda!! respectively being separated by the slightly raised central portion 50 of the top edgeof the'- wall, this portion being slightly below the Vlevel of the top strips 4e and''i of the casing.

The top of the mounting member is preferably formed with a slightly raised strip or ledge at each end, these raised sections |"and'52 In the present instance, as shown i i and the top edge of either of the end walls, the

space vbeingsuiiicient for but a single card at a time to pass. `As the pack of cards diminishes,

:thecasing: isfsimplyrpressed down to always be `in contact-withtheuppermost card. Those cards which have beenidealt and which are not retained in Y,theplayers hands or are otherwise not in play, are deposited in the tray portion 53, or area betweenthe wall and the corner posts, this being a repository for dealtiand unwanted cards.

The devicemay Ibe placed on a card table and left-in-thewone position, the mountingl member being manually rotated or turned by a player to turn the same, with its mounted pack of cards, in whatever directionl the player to whom the card is tobe dealt is seated. The holding and turning ofthe `mounting member rotates the pin in the base,I thereby permitting the member 2i to be turned inany direction onthe base, facilitating thepdealingY of the cards. In some cases, cach player in turn. may wish to take a card from within the casing or cover, in which case a person may turny thel pack iny that direction so the player may draw the card towards him.

It isy ofcourse understood that modifications maybe made Without in anyway departing from the spirit of theA invention as set out in the ap pended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a playing card dispenser, the combination of a base member; a rectangular platform rotatably mounted on saidbase'member to receive and support a pack of playing cards and having horizontal top and bottom walls vertically spaced from one-anothera'distancesubstantially equal to the thickness of the pack of' playing cards` to be dis pensed and having Vertical side walls spaced from one another a distance substantially equal to the width of the playing cards and having vertical endfwalls-spaced froml one another a distance substantially'equalto the length of the playing cards,- and a rectangular cover member open at the bottom and slidably mounted on said platform for vertical-movement,- said cover lmember cooperating with said platform to provide a nousn ing for thepack of playing cards, .said cover member having a central opening atY the top thereof to expose the uppermost card in the pack, and having an opening in each of its end walls constructed and arranged to permit the withdrawal of said uppermost card from either end of said housing.

2. In a playing card dispenser, the combination of a base member having an opening, a rectangular platform.rotatablymounted on said base member to receive and support a pack of playing cards and having horizontal top and bottom walls spaced from one another a distance substantially equal` tok the thickness of the pack of playing cards to be dispensed and vertical side walls spaced from one another a vdistance substantially equal 'to the width of the playing cards and vertical end walls spaced from one another a distance substantially equal to the length of the playing cards, said bottom wall having a central boss,

said boss having a reduced outer portion and an enlarged inner portion, said reduced outer portion cooperating with said opening to provide a pivot for said platform and said enlarged inner portion forming an annular shoulder to support said platform in spaced relationship With respect to said base member, and a rectangular cover member slidably mounted on said platform for vertical movement and cooperating therewith to provide a housing for the pack of playing cards, 1 said cover member having a central opening in the top thereof to expose the uppermost card 6 in the pack and having an opening in each of its end walls constructed and arranged to permit the Withdrawal of said uppermost card of the pack from either end of said housing.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date O 1,246,297 Michell s- Nov. 13, 1917 1,344,547 Maier June 22, 1920 2,307,726 Holstein Jan. 5, 1943 

